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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4, Verse 31

Knowledge and the Renunciation of Action

यज्ञशिष्टामृतभुजो यान्ति ब्रह्म सनातनम्। नायं लोकोऽस्त्ययज्ञस्य कुतो़ऽन्यः कुरुसत्तम

yajña-śhiṣhṭāmṛita-bhujo yānti brahma sanātanam nāyaṁ loko ’styayajñasya kuto ’nyaḥ kuru-sattama

What does Bhagavad Gita 4.31 mean?

Those who partake of the nectarean remnants of sacrifice attain the eternal Brahman. Even this world is not for one who performs no sacrifice — how then the other, O best of the Kurus?

Word-by-word meaning

yajña-śhiṣhṭa amṛita-bhujaḥ—they partake of the nectarean remnants of sacrifice · yānti—go · brahma—the Absolute Truth · sanātanam—eternal · na—never · ayam—this · lokaḥ—planet · asti—is · ayajñasya—for one who performs no sacrifice · kutaḥ—how · anyaḥ—other (world) · kuru-sat-tama—best of the Kurus, Arjun

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